linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 2/2] rtc: add hym8563 rtc-driver

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Date:	Mon, 25 Nov 2013 12:01:25 +0000
From:	Mark Rutland <mark.rutland@....com>
To:	Heiko Stübner <heiko@...ech.de>
Cc:	Alessandro Zummo <a.zummo@...ertech.it>,
	"rob.herring@...xeda.com" <rob.herring@...xeda.com>,
	Pawel Moll <Pawel.Moll@....com>,
	Stephen Warren <swarren@...dotorg.org>,
	Ian Campbell <ijc+devicetree@...lion.org.uk>,
	"devicetree@...r.kernel.org" <devicetree@...r.kernel.org>,
	"grant.likely@...aro.org" <grant.likely@...aro.org>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	"rtc-linux@...glegroups.com" <rtc-linux@...glegroups.com>,
	Mike Turquette <mturquette@...aro.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/2] rtc: add hym8563 rtc-driver

[...]

> +static int hym8563_probe(struct i2c_client *client,
> +                        const struct i2c_device_id *id)
> +{
> +       struct hym8563 *hym8563;
> +       int ret, gpio_int;
> +
> +       hym8563 = devm_kzalloc(&client->dev, sizeof(hym8563), GFP_KERNEL);
> +       if (!hym8563)
> +               return -ENOMEM;
> +
> +       hym8563->client = client;
> +       i2c_set_clientdata(client, hym8563);
> +
> +       device_set_wakeup_capable(&client->dev, true);
> +
> +       gpio_int = of_get_gpio(client->dev.of_node, 0);
> +       if (!gpio_is_valid(gpio_int)) {
> +               dev_err(&client->dev, "failed to get interrupt gpio\n");
> +               return -EINVAL;
> +       }
> +
> +       ret = devm_gpio_request_one(&client->dev, gpio_int,
> +                                     GPIOF_DIR_IN, "hym8563_int");
> +       if (ret) {
> +               dev_err(&client->dev, "request of gpio %d failed, %d\n",
> +                       gpio_int, ret);
> +               return ret;
> +       }

>From here on the gpio is never used or even stashed away anywhere.
What's the point in requesting it and then leaking it?

Thanks,
Mark.
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